Storia di un amore impedito dal nazionalismo malsano

2022-09-03T06:14+0200247libero (it)

In una donna con un retroterra anglo-indiano meno certificato di quello di Mabel Layton, quella che veniva vista come eccentricità sarebbe probabilmente stata considerata ostilità ai valori di quel mondo; ma Mabel aveva credenziali impeccabili, non criticava mai nessuno ed esprimeva di rado opinioni, men che meno opinioni ostili.

Storia di un amore impedito dal nazionalismo malsano

2022-09-03T05:32+0200linkiesta (it)

In una donna con un retroterra anglo-indiano meno certificato di quello di Mabel Layton, quella che veniva vista come eccentricità sarebbe probabilmente stata considerata ostilità ai valori di quel mondo; ma Mabel aveva credenziali impeccabili, non criticava mai nessuno ed esprimeva di rado opinioni, men che meno opinioni ostili.

Climate justice: Who will compensate if global warming is responsible for Pakistan's fatal floods that killed over 1,200 people?

2022-09-02T15:21+0200businessinsider-in (en)

Climate scientists have repeatedly warned about the impacts of global warming in terms of extreme weather events for decades. The projections are frequently turning true of late, especially in the most vulnerable parts of the world. The latest victim is Pakistan, as its people are now facing a....

Heavy Rains Expected in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka; IMD Issues Yellow Alert For Kerala | Top Developments

2022-09-01T13:03+0200india (en)

India Weather Latest Update : Even as heavy rains have brought normal life to standstill in Bengaluru, fresh rains on Thursday turned roads into rivers in Tamil Nadu. In the meantime, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains in parts of Kerala, including....

Il Pakistan meridionale si prepara ad affrontare l'ondata di acque alluvionali provenienti da nord

2022-09-01T11:18+0200marketscreener (it)

Il Pakistan meridionale si è preparato a nuove inondazioni giovedì, quando un'ondata d'acqua è scesa lungo il fiume Indo, aggravando la devastazione in un Paese che per un terzo è già inondato da un disastro imputato al cambiamento climatico. Le piogge monsoniche record e lo scioglimento dei....

Pakistan’s catastrophic floods: Climate experts warn harsher and more extreme conditions in coming years

2022-09-01T09:12+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Pakistan’s top climate and environmental experts believe that the effects of global warming are throwing up surprises as they warned that the devastating floods in the country are just a beginning and weather changes will be harsher and more extreme in the coming years.

Pakistan’s catastrophic floods: Climate experts warn harsher and more extreme conditions in coming years

2022-09-01T09:00+0200financialexpress (en)

Pakistan’s top climate and environmental experts believe that the effects of global warming are throwing up surprises as they warned that the devastating floods in the country are just a beginning and weather changes will be harsher and more extreme in the coming years.

Extreme weather conditions to intensify, say experts

2022-09-01T05:14+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

NEW DELHI: As massive floods impact Pakistan and parts of India , causing heavy loss of life and property, experts say that extreme events like flash floods due to heavy precipitation are expected to intensify in coming years with global warming impacting the track of the monsoon systems and they....

Extreme weather conditions to intensify, say experts

2022-09-01T04:30+0200newindianexpress (en)

NEW DELHI: As massive floods impact Pakistan and parts of India , causing heavy loss of life and property, experts say that extreme events like flash floods due to heavy precipitation are expected to intensify in coming years with global warming impacting the track of the monsoon systems and they....

Extreme Weather Events in Kashmir Blamed on Climate Change

2022-08-31T17:02+0200cambodiantimes (en)

SRINAGAR, INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Flash floods, cloudbursts and unusually high temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir are blamed for a loss of livestock, damage to infrastructure and dozens of deaths in what are seen as manifestations of global warming and human-caused climate change.

A fine agosto 2022 il dramma alluvioni in Pakistan, un po' è colpa nostra

2022-08-31T16:14+0200247libero (it)

Secondo le autorità locali delle province più colpite (come il Baluchistan, il Sindh, il KPK e il Punjab meridionale) i numeri della devastazione reali potrebbero essere anche considerevolmente maggiori . Si parla di 33 milioni di residenti pakistani in qualche modo coinvolti e in una condizione....

Misery mounts for millions in Pakistan's 'monsoon on steroids'

2022-08-31T15:45+0200terradaily (en)

Army helicopters flew sorties over cut-off areas in Pakistan's mountainous north Wednesday and rescue parties fanned out across waterlogged plains in the south as misery mounted for millions trapped by the worst floods in the country's history. Monsoon rains have submerged a third of Pakistan,....

A fine agosto 2022 il dramma alluvioni in Pakistan, un po’ è colpa nostra

2022-08-31T15:42+0200ilbolive (it)

Secondo le autorità locali delle province più colpite (come il Baluchistan, il Sindh, il KPK e il Punjab meridionale) i numeri della devastazione reali potrebbero essere anche considerevolmente maggiori . Si parla di 33 milioni di residenti pakistani in qualche modo coinvolti e in una condizione....

'Global warming impacting track of monsoons behind deluge in India, Pakistan'

2022-08-31T12:32+0200newindianexpress (en)

NEW DELHI: As massive floods impact Pakistan and parts of India , causing heavy loss of life and property, experts say that extreme events like flash floods due to heavy precipitation are expected to intensify in coming years with global warming impacting the track of the monsoon systems and they....

Over 6.5 lakh pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan: UNFPA

2022-08-31T12:13+0200newindianexpress (en)

ISLAMABAD: At least 6,50,000 pregnant women in the flood-hit regions of Pakistan urgently need care to deal with the unprecedented natural calamity that has left more than 1,100 persons dead and affected over 33 million others, according to an UN agency.

Deadly Pakistan floods are a climate catastrophe, says UN chief

2022-08-31T05:05+0200qatarday (en)

Pakistan floods. Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater, in the worst flooding since 2010. Devastating floods that have killed more than 1000 people in Pakistan are a “climate catastrophe” requiring a strong international response,....

UN Gearing Up for Massive Flood Relief Operation in Pakistan

2022-08-30T21:02+0200longbeachstar (en)

Geneva - U.N. agencies are urging a robust response to the $160 million appeal launched Tuesday by the government of Pakistan and the United Nations for emergency aid for millions of people hit by devastating monsoon floods in the south Asian country. Torrential rains have been pounding Pakistan since June.

UN Gearing Up for Massive Flood Relief Operation in Pakistan

2022-08-30T20:58+0200cambodiantimes (en)

Geneva - U.N. agencies are urging a robust response to the $160 million appeal launched Tuesday by the government of Pakistan and the United Nations for emergency aid for millions of people hit by devastating monsoon floods in the south Asian country. Torrential rains have been pounding Pakistan since June.

UN Gearing Up for Massive Flood Relief Operation in Pakistan

2022-08-30T20:34+0200northernirelandnews (en)

Geneva - U.N. agencies are urging a robust response to the $160 million appeal launched Tuesday by the government of Pakistan and the United Nations for emergency aid for millions of people hit by devastating monsoon floods in the south Asian country. Torrential rains have been pounding Pakistan since June.

UPSC Key-August 30, 2022: Why you should read ‘Cybercrimes against Women’ or ‘Minorities in India’ or ‘zombie Ice’ for UPSC CSE

2022-08-30T16:43+0200expressindia (en)

What’s the ongoing story – Marking a steady increase since 2014, the share of daily wagers among those who die by suicide in the country has crossed the quarter mark for the first time, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) — one in four of the recorded 1,64,033....

Kerala rain: Opposition accuses LDF government of lacking effective disaster management plans

2022-08-30T16:05+0200thehindu (en)

Even as rain continues to lash several parts of the State, causing rivers to overflow and flooding in some urban areas, the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has accused the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) of lacking district-specific meticulous disaster management plans.

One-third of Pakistan is under water, says climate change minister

2022-08-30T15:56+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

One-third of Pakistan is under water and 3.3 crore of its citizens have been hit by floods , the country’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said on Monday, reported Sky News. The floods have left 1,136 persons dead in the country with a population of 22 crore since the monsoon began in June, according to AFP.

Why glaciers in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley are in a precarious state

2022-08-30T15:44+0200HindustanTimes (en)

A team of glaciologists from the India n Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, who are camping in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti to document the health of certain glaciers that are losing mass rapidly and significantly, have said that the low altitude glaciers in the region are losing mass at the rate of a meter a year.

Deadly Pakistan floods are a climate catastrophe, says UN chief

2022-08-30T13:39+0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

A road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in Madyan, Pakistan. ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images. Devastating floods that have killed more than 1000 people in Pakistan are a “climate catastrophe” requiring a strong international response, according to the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres.

Deadly Pakistan floods are a climate catastrophe, says UN chief

2022-08-30T13:32+0200newscientist (en)

A road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in Madyan, Pakistan. ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images. Devastating floods that have killed more than 1000 people in Pakistan are a “climate catastrophe” requiring a strong international response, according to the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres.

One-third of Pakistan is under water, says climate change minister The floods have left 1,136 persons dead across the country since the monsoon began in June. Scroll Staff · 26 minutes ago

2022-08-30T13:11+0200scroll-in (en)

One-third of Pakistan is under water and 3.3 crore of its citizens have been hit by floods , the country’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said on Monday, reported Sky News. The floods have left 1,136 persons dead in the country with a population of 22 crore since the monsoon began in June, according to AFP.

A third of Pakistan is submerged under water.. what happened and what are its causes?

2022-08-30T12:51+0200tellerreport (en)

A third of Pakistan is submerged under water, the waterways have become monsters carrying everything in their way of buildings, houses, bridges, fields, men and women who could not escape in time, the government declares a state of emergency and asks for help from the international community, the....

Australia remains at La Niña alert amid near-record Indian Ocean Dipole event

2022-08-30T11:30+0200wingsenvironmental (en)

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has held off declaring a La Niña event in its latest Climate Driver Update, despite other countries around the world recognizing La Niña to be already in effect. Key points: The US, Japan, India and other countries have already declared La Niña; Australia still makes....

Copious rain, poor infra work leaves Karnataka flooded

2022-08-30T03:52+0200newindianexpress (en)

BENGALURU: The severe flooding in Chamarajanagar, Ramanagara and surrounding areas is an unusual phenomenon, and locals and experts say this is the first time they have seen floods in the region in the past two decades. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), till 8.

Up to 50% of residential flooding during Hurricane Harvey caused by climate change, study says

2022-08-30T02:53+0200chron (en)

Floodwaters surround homes on September 3, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Hurricane Harvey wrought enormous destruction across the Gulf Coast when it made landfall five years ago , and no place was hit worse than Houston, where the storm dropped an estimated one trillion....

El rápido derretimiento de los glaciares pone a India y Pakistán en alto riesgo de inundaciones repentinas | Últimas noticias India

2022-08-30T01:41+0200cwv (es)

7,253. El número se ha dado a conocer en los últimos días; es el número de glaciares en Pakistán, ampliamente considerado como la mayor concentración de glaciares fuera de los polos (lo es). No se dispone de un número comparable para la India . Hay un informe de Isro ampliamente citado, que sitúa el número en 9.

‘Rains likely to lash Ramanagaram for next three days’

2022-08-29T17:30+0200thehindu (en)

Though many parts of Ramanagaram were flooded on Monday, rains don’t seem to be the main culprit. Ramanagaram received 32.5 mm of rainfall till 7 p.m. on Monday evening, relatively not very heavy rains. Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) officials blamed the flooding on overflowing lakes.

Social Media Supplements Science During Natural Disasters

2022-08-29T16:49+0200eos (en)

As devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in India ’s southern state of Kerala, new research has indicated that information from social media can help emergency managers assess the floods’ impacts and supplement scientific data. These conclusions, reported in the International Journal of Disaster....

Water, Vol. 14, Pages 2677: Artificial Intelligence-Based Regional Flood Frequency Analysis Methods: A Scoping Review

2022-08-29T15:35+0200mdpi (en)

Flood is one of the most destructive natural disasters, causing significant economic damage and loss of lives. Numerous methods have been introduced to estimate design floods, which include linear and non-linear techniques. Since flood generation is a non-linear process, the use of linear techniques has inherent weaknesses.

Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

2022-08-29T12:20+0200tuko (en)

AFP explains what the monsoon is, why it is so important and yet so dangerous, and how climate change and other man-made effects may be altering the vast life-giving but destructive annual weather system. What is the South Asian monsoon? The Southwest or the Asian Summer Monsoon is essentially a....

Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

2022-08-29T12:18+0200hausa-legit-ng (en)

AFP explains what the monsoon is, why it is so important and yet so dangerous, and how climate change and other man-made effects may be altering the vast life-giving but destructive annual weather system. What is the South Asian monsoon? The Southwest or the Asian Summer Monsoon is essentially a....

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’

2022-08-29T04:13+0200financialexpress (en)

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe. ”Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers....

Pak team to wear black armbands to express solidarity to flood victims back home

2022-08-28T16:18+0200newindianexpress (en)

DUBAI: Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday. "Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their....

Asia Cup: Here's why Pak team will wear black armbands in match vs India

2022-08-28T13:16+0200business-standard (en)

will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday. will wear black armbands in their first match of ACC T20 Asia Cup 2022 against India today....

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan team to wear black armbands in match against India to express solidarity with flood victims in country

2022-08-28T13:07+0200northernirelandnews (en)

Dubai [UAE], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan team to wear black armbands in match against India to express solidarity with flood victims in country

2022-08-28T12:42+0200cambodiantimes (en)

Dubai [UAE], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan team to wear black armbands in match against India to express solidarity with flood victims in country

2022-08-28T12:38+0200longbeachstar (en)

Dubai [UAE], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

Sports News | Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan Team to Wear Black Armbands in Match Against India to Express Solidarity with Flood Victims in Country

2022-08-28T11:38+0200latestly (en)

Dubai [UAE], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan team to wear black armbands in match against India to express solidarity with flood victims in country

2022-08-28T11:26+0200aninews (en)

Dubai [UAE], August 28 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team will wear black armbands in their Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener against India to express their solidarity and support for flood-affected people across the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Sunday.

ONU: Il mondo non spende abbastanza per prevenire i disastri

2022-08-26T21:01+0200nanopress (it)

L’ONU dichiara che le nazioni stanno spendendo troppo poco per prevenire i disastri di fronte alle crescenti calamità globali, dalle inondazioni in Sud Africa a un’ondata di caldo record in India . Inondazione in India – NanoPress.it. Dei 133 miliardi di dollari disponibili in finanziamenti per....

Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (25 August-7 Sept 2022)

2022-08-25T16:52+0200mausam (en)

1 | P a g e Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press: Dated: 25 Aug, 2022 Subject: Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (25 August-7 Sept 2022) 1.

Droughts, fires and floods lead to rise of the ‘cli-fi’ novel

2022-08-25T14:11+0200telegraph (en)

From Balzac to Dickens and beyond, the best literature has been driven by the most pressing concerns of the society which gave birth to it - which may explain why, amid flood, fire and drought, authors are turning to for inspiration. The result is “cli-fi” - or climate fiction - which is seeing....

The Weather Report: India heading for monsoon break at fag end of August

2022-08-22T20:39+0200firstpost (en)

Two successive monsoon depressions from Bay of Bengal wreaked havoc in India over the past week. The current system is even classified as a deep depression by India's Meteorological Department, a category lower than the cyclone. However, the United States-based organisation Joint Typhoon Warning Center categorises it as a tropical cyclone category.

Oil India's Dibrugarh oil fields start operations after 15 years

2022-08-22T06:27+0200businessinsider-in (en)

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial function of resumption of Khagorijan oil field of OIL at Rohmoria, operations of which were suspended since November 2007 due to administrative and environmental issues. According to the Chief Minister, four wells were drilled after....

Le inondazioni continuano a mietere vittime e danni in Afghanistan, India e Sudan

2022-08-21T17:46+0200euronews-it (it)

AP Photo Diritti d'autore Ashwini Bhatia/Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Le forti inondazioni dovute alle piogge stagionali nell'Afghanistan orientale hanno provocato la morte di almeno nove persone nel distretto di Khushi (provincia di Logar), spazzando via case e distruggendo bestiame e terreni agricoli.

After nearly 15 yrs, Oil India's Assam oil field resumes operations

2022-08-21T09:51+0200energy-economictimes (en)

's ( OIL ) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial function of resumption of Khagorijan oil field of OIL at Rohmoria, operations of which were suspended since November 2007 due to administrative and environmental issues.

Assam Khagorijan oil field resumes operations after nearly 15 yrs

2022-08-21T04:53+0200business-standard (en)

After almost 15 years, state-owned Oil India Limited's (OIL) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday. Topics After almost 15 years, state-owned Oil India Limited's (OIL) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday.

Himachal Pradesh prone to natural disasters, says study

2022-08-21T04:50+0200wingsenvironmental (en)

As Himachal Pradesh experiences the fury of nature in the form of landslides, cloud bursts, flash floods, snow avalanches and droughts year after year, natural hazards have become a matter of immediate concern, the hilly region’s latest State of Environment report shows.

India weather live updates: Landslides, flash flood kill 22 in Himachal Pradesh; Two Odisha districts put on alert amid flood possibility

2022-08-21T04:41+0200expressindia (en)

Delhi has seen a deficit in rainfall so far this monsoon season, having recorded 292.4 mm of rainfall from June 1 onwards, around 22% short of the ‘normal’ of 375.2 mm. The distribution of rainfall has been varied. East Delhi is the only district to have recorded excess rainfall so far this season – 600.

IMD Heavy Rain Alert: Heavy rain alert in Himachal, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, know heavy rain for next 12 hours and for which states

2022-08-20T22:04+0200morningexpress (en)

New Delhi: Normal life has been disrupted due to heavy rains in many states across the country. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in many states. The IMD has issued a ‘red alert’ on Saturday forecasting torrential to extremely heavy rains in four districts of Madhya Pradesh.

After Nearly 15 Yrs, Assam Oil Field Resumes Operations

2022-08-20T21:01+0200menafn (en)

- IANS) Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) After almost 15 years, state-owned Oil India Limited's (OIL) Khagorijan oil field in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh started operation on Saturday. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the ceremonial function of resumption of Khagorijan oil field of OIL at....

Explained: What are flash floods and why they may increase in the next few years

2022-08-20T18:16+0200expressindia (en)

Excessive or continuous rainfall over a period of days, or during particular seasons can lead to stagnation of water and cause flooding. Flash floods refer to such a situation, but occurring in a much shorter span of time. For instance, the US’s meteorological agency, the National Weather Service,....

Annual trysts with nature’s fury reveal Himachal Pradesh’s reckoning with fragile ecology

2022-08-20T15:05+0200thehindu (en)

As Himachal Pradesh experiences the fury of nature in the form of landslides, cloud bursts, flash floods, snow avalanches and droughts year after year, natural hazards have become a matter of immediate concern, the hilly region’s latest State of Environment report shows.

Read More Story An Homage to My Humanitarian Man Crush An Homage to My Humanitarian Man Crush I've been cataloguing Concern’s work across the globe for years, often reporting from scenes of humanitarian crisis. I've witnessed near-heroic...

2022-08-19T11:19+0200concernusa (en)

Accountancy’s loss… At first sight, Zillur Rahman Chowdhury doesn’t look like your typical humanitarian hero. Bespectacled and serious, with a neat mid-length haircut and a conservative short-sleeved shirt, he looks more like the traditional image of an accountant. So, when he tells me that he actually WAS an accountant, I laugh out loud.

Floods claim 11 more lives in Balochistan, crack Machka Dam

2022-08-18T14:53+0200TheFrontierPost-en (en)

F.P. Report. QUETTA: At least 11 people died and many sustained critical injuries in different flood related incidents in Balochistan, on Thursday. In Qila Abdullah, Machka Dam broke which left hundreds of houses and many link roads washed away in flash flood. It also forced thousands of people to migrate.

India News | Life Comes to Standstill in Odisha's Bhadrak Due to Flood Situation

2022-08-17T04:20+0200latestly (en)

Bhadrak (Odisha) [ India ], August 17 (ANI): The normal life of people came to a standstill as floodwater from the Baitarani river inundated residential areas in parts of Bhadrak district. According to the district administration, 80,000 to 90,000 people have been affected due to the flood situation.

India News | Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik Reviews Flood Situation, Asks Officials to Be on Toes

2022-08-17T02:55+0200latestly (en)

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [ India ], August 17 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reviewed the flood situation in the state and directed the officials to ensure zero casualty due to flood and that there should be no disruption to normal life.

World News | Sudan Floods Continue to Tear Up Homes; 66 People Killed

2022-08-16T14:17+0200latestly (en)

Cairo, Aug 16 (AP) Flash floods triggered by heavy rains continued to tear up homes across Sudan, an official said on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 66 since the start of the rainy season. Earlier this week, authorities had said that at least 50 people were killed since the rains started in June.

Rain Fury: Indore Man Swept into Drain Found Dead; 2 Still Missing in Maharashtra, MP

2022-08-12T04:36+0200news18 (en)

The body of a 24-year-old man who was swept away in a swollen drain in Indore was found on Thursday and two others were missing in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra after rains, while the Met office warned of flash floods in Vidarbha, officials said. Some rivers in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra....

A dry Sravan, wet summer & a weird climate In whatever name we call the second of the 2-month...

2022-08-11T17:33+0200thefinancialexpress (en)

In whatever name we call the second of the 2-month Bangla monsoon ---Sravan or Shaon, the rainy month stands for pure rains. Even two to three decades ago, the capital city of Dhaka, would wake up to a rain-sodden morning, with the residents' courtyards under knee-deep water, and cool breeze soothing the hot and humid rooms.

NHPC launches cloud-based early warning system for hydroelectric projects

2022-08-10T19:06+0200hydroreview (en)

NHPC in India has officially launched a cloud-based software for an early warning system for its hydroelectric projects. Hydroelectric projects are usually located in mountainous areas and are vulnerable to many types of disasters, such as landslide, cloudburst, flood, avalanche, GLOF (glacial lake....